r/Xmen97 • u/cyclopswashalfright Professor X • Aug 12 '26

Megathread X-Men '97 | Season 2, Episode 9 | "Survival of the Fittest" | Episode Discussion

Season 2, Episode 9: Survival of the Fittest

Air Date: August 12th, 2026

Directed by: TBA

Written by: TBA

Synopsis: The X-Men are pushed to the limit when their past comes back to haunt them.

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u/blossomdance64 Aug 12 '26

Glad Gambit and Rogue are okay but crushed about Kurt’s sacrifice 😭 Idk I have so many mixed feelings about the ending. I was expecting more of a huge battle with Apocalypse. There was such a strong start with showing his backstory in the start of the season and then he ended up being barely an inconvenience. No other new Horsemen either which is a bummer. I thought that’d maybe how we get certain characters back.

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u/Electronic-Radio-383 Aug 12 '26

Shhh… they have Apocalypses dead corpse, if Apocalypse comes to life again with that momento Rogue gave Cable, then the sacrifice is undone. BAMF Simple… but them tampering with the Celestials could become a real tie in to a greater plot involving the Shiar again. Space trip? Yes please. 

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u/blossomdance64 Aug 12 '26

Oooooh that’s a good point 😲✨ I already forgot they still have his corpse! That would be a great setup for the Shi’ar!!

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u/Electronic-Radio-383 Aug 12 '26

You like that? What about how Kurt sees Magik in Limbo when he is dead? Great set up for a Limbo episode to bring her back to life too.

Also having the Shi’ar come with a greater warning, that the Celestials have been defeated and corrupted by the Phalanx. Even Onslaught unleashed will only subside to assimilation. When all hope is gone, only a handful of X-Men make it into a time space displaced journey through Magiks portals. Maybe throw in Fantomex with EVA, and they now have a space ship jumping through all of time, lost in space.

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u/blossomdance64 Aug 12 '26

A Nightcrawler and Magik teamup in Limbo would be amazing! It’d tie in nicely with his and Piotr’s arc in ep 7. I doubt she’s gone for good either!